Han Shizu

Chapter 216 Liu Xin was demoted
The sound of "Woo" broke the tranquility of the night, the car stopped firmly in front of the mansion gate, and under the protection of his own servants, Li Shaoyou slowly climbed up the steps and ordered to knock on the door.

"Where's my father?" Li Shaoyou asked a little lazily to the steward who came to greet him after hearing the news.

"It's in the East Hall."

In the hall, the lights were brightly lit. Li Hongxin, the uncle of the Han Dynasty and the commander of the infantry guards, was drinking and eating with his concubine in his arms. It looked very comfortable and comfortable.

Walking into the main room, seeing this scene, Li Shaoyou frowned, and called out: "Father."

"Da Lang is back." Li Hongxin looked at his son standing in front of him in surprise.No one looked like a father, his hand was still touching the concubine's waist.In terms of lust, the father and son are actually on par.

Li Shaoyou leisurely found a seat and sat down: "I have some free time tonight, so I'll go back to my house to visit."

Looking at the beautiful concubine, Li Shaoyou said with dissatisfaction in his tone: "The government advocates frugality, and the court prohibits alcohol. I have reminded you not to waste extravagance, let alone violate the prohibition."

"You still dare to teach Naifu a lesson!" Li Hongxin couldn't bear the tone of this "rebellious son", and suddenly said angrily: "Why, you still want to sue me? By the way, aren't you in charge of Wu Desi? , is giving you a chance to make meritorious service?"

Wu Desi, the secret service agency established less than two months ago, has already begun to show its name.

Seeing this, the corners of Li Shaoyou's mouth twitched, and he said helplessly, "My lord is serious. It's just that the country is in financial difficulties. As relatives of the country, we act recklessly. Isn't this the face of taking the lead in slapping the officials? The officials hate Tokyo's extravagance. I am afraid that the atmosphere will be rectified. If you don't restrain yourself, you may suffer from it."

From Li Hongxin's point of view, Li Shaoyou's words sounded like personal words. He took out his hand on the concubine's waist and muttered: "If you want to talk about the royal relatives, then Liu Xin is much more ostentatious than me. Even the dignified uncles are like this." , I am a foreign relative, what are you afraid of?"

Li Shaoyou was a little helpless, as his father, he was really mediocre, without any discernment.If it weren't for the relationship with the Empress Dowager Li, it is estimated that he could only be a mid-level and low-level officer in his life, and how can he occupy such a high position if he is capable.

"I'm going back to the mansion tonight because of the matter of Emperor Uncle Liu Xin!"

Hearing what he said, Li Hongxin became a little interested and asked, "What's the matter with Liu Xin?"

Li Shaoyou glanced at the beautiful concubine next to him, Li Hongxin understood, and immediately told him to go back to his room, not forgetting to comfort him: "I will spend the night at your place later."

"Tell me, what's going on, I want you to go back to the house in person."

Two other servants were dismissed, leaving only two father and son. Li Shaoyou said just now: "Liu Xin is unscrupulous in the army. He specializes in torture and killing soldiers. He has been disgusted by the officials. Before that, we still need to use him to check and balance Shi Hong." Zhao, now Shi Hong Zhao defends Luoyang, but Liu Xin still doesn’t know how to restrain himself.”

"Could it be that the officials will deal with Liu Xin?" Li Hongxin heard something.

Li Shaoyou nodded.

"That's the emperor's uncle!" Li Hongxin said in surprise.

"Father is also in the army. Don't you know that if Liu Xin continues to toss around, if the resentment of the soldiers explodes, it will be a big deal. If it is serious, it may even shake the country. With the wisdom of the official, even if it is the emperor's uncle, Would you still indulge him?" Li Shaoyou said.

"That's true." Li Hongxin nodded slightly.

Seeing that Li Hongxin followed his train of thought, Li Shaoyou continued: "Now, Shi Hongzhao and the guards who stayed behind in Xijing all pointed out that Liu Xin wants to replace him with himself and become the legitimate commander of the imperial army."

As he said that, Li Shaoyou couldn't help showing a bit of ridicule: "If he behaves better, the officials may still have some scruples in their hearts. But if he thinks this way, I'm afraid that not only will he not be able to be a guard and command, but even the position of deputy commander will be lost! "

Hearing what he said, Li Hongxin nodded subconsciously, thought for a moment, and seemed to have gained something, but when he raised his head, there was a little confusion in his eyes: "But, what does this have to do with us?"

Seeing his reaction, Li Shaoyou felt a little heartbroken, and wondered if he had expected too much from this father.
With patience, Li Shaoyou said to Li Hongxin: "Shi Hongzhao's Duzhi position should be deprived, and the ban commander's position should not be vacant. If Liu Xin is dismissed, then who should succeed the official family? He will definitely look for relatives The old general."

As he said that, Li Shaoyou's eyes glowed with splendor: "Father is both the general of the imperial army and the uncle of the emperor. Among the generals, who is more qualified and trusted to be in command?"

After listening to Li Shaoyou's analysis, Li Hongxin was stunned for a moment, and then bewilderedly surprised: "If it is true as you said, then I may really become the commander-in-chief."

"That's why, father will still need to restrain his behavior in the future."

Li Hongxin stroked his chin and nodded, his expression was full of foolishness.

But seeing his father's performance, Li Shaoyou couldn't feel the joy and sense of accomplishment of planning for it, but was a little hesitant. If Li Hongxin really became the head of the bodyguard department, it seemed that it might not be a good thing.

"His Majesty."

"Wei Qing is here." Liu Chengyou stopped writing, looked at Wei Renpu who came to visit, with a very friendly attitude, and motioned: "Sit down and talk."

Following the etiquette, Wei Renpu handed over the two memorials he was holding to Liu Chengyou and the waiting servant.

"What's the matter?"

"This is a matter proposed by the Privy Council to go out of the town of Sishui and send out troops to suppress bandits and send troops to the army. Your Majesty please approve it." Wei Renpu replied.

Liu Chengyou spread out the memorial and read it carefully, while Wei Renpu explained.

After the meeting of the Privy Council, Bai Chongzan, the Marquis of Yu, wanted to lead five battalions of forbidden troops to garrison Sishui.

As for the bandit-suppressing army, the whole army from Tokyo was selected and mobilized, and a young and strong army of [-] soldiers was planned to be dispatched to the Central Plains, Hebei, and Huaibei.Especially in the states of Hebei, the banditry is particularly serious.

After discussions with Guo Wei, Wei Renpu and others, it has its own rationale, and Liu Chengyou himself does not have too many objections.However, if more than 10,000 soldiers and horses leave Beijing, the number of imperial troops still stationed in Tokyo will drop below [-] after repeated transfers after the reorganization last year.The Dahan stationed more than [-] imperial troops in Damingfu, Chan, and Hua.

Of course, Liu Chengyou is not worried about the safety of Tokyo, but has some scruples. The control of the imperial guards stationed abroad is basically elite.There is no way, in such an era, there is no way not to be concerned, especially when Hua and Chan are so close to Tokyo.Of course, it's just a little doubt necessary for a monarch.There are more family members of the Imperial Army than there are families in Kinki. As long as the government is stable and Liu Chengyou does not commit suicide, how can he cause chaos easily.

Of course Wei Renpu didn't know, but Liu Chengyou's thoughts drifted so far, depending on the work of the memorial.But seeing his frowning, he couldn't help asking: "I wonder if Your Majesty has any other instructions?"

"I have no objection to this arrangement!" Liu Chengyou said, his eyes fell on the names of several generals: "Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde are the young heroes of Guo Shumi's family."

Hearing these words suddenly, Wei Renpu was a little surprised, raised his eyes and carefully looked at Liu Chengyou, but he couldn't see anything from his face, as if he said it unintentionally.

"Exactly. The forbidden army suppressed thieves originally with the intention of training soldiers. Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde are both well versed in military affairs, and they are the best young generals in the army. We sent them to attack in order to achieve the effect of sharpening." Probably because Liu Chengyou was afraid that Wei Renpu would be attacked. Simply explained for Guo Wei.

"I don't have any other intentions. I'm just thinking about it. There are many veterans in the Forbidden Army. It's time to promote promising young heroes!" Liu Chengyou responded indifferently: "Yongxi, let's do it like this!"

"Yes!"

After reporting the situation, Wei Renpu originally planned to resign, but Liu Chengyou stayed behind.Without further pondering, Liu Chengyou looked at him solemnly, and said: "Since last year, Daoji has followed me in the residence of the feudal clan, as a counselor for maintenance, and I have always entrusted him with my heart. I will not cover it up anymore. It is not enough to imprison the army, and if you want to seize power and resign, but you are afraid of criticism, how do you feel, and how should I deal with it?"

Hearing this, Wei Renpu didn't show much surprise, first he thanked the emperor for his trust, and then he replied cautiously: "When there was a civil disturbance in Xuzhou, Prime Minister Yang once made a suggestion to send the emperor's uncle to the town."

After the suggestion was made, Wei Renpu stopped talking.In fact, he also knew in his heart that with the wisdom and courage of the emperor, he might have already made a decision in his heart.

Sure enough, Liu Chengyou said: "Well, for the sake of the peace of the imperial army and the stability of the army, I just temporarily wronged the emperor and surrendered to the place. Also, let's reflect on it!"

From the heart, for Liu Xin, Liu Chengyou really didn't want to be exiled from Tokyo like this, because of his crimes, how could he let him go so easily.However, one has to be wary of influence, no matter how mediocre Liu Xin is, he is the emperor's uncle after all.Of course, that's not the point.The point is that his foundation is not stable enough, and he can't do things like killing uncles for the time being. Moreover, in Jinyang, there is an emperor uncle named Liu.Kill this one and let the one in the north think about it.
Inside the Hall of Renming.

"If you have something to say, why hesitate?" Seeing Liu Chengyou who came to say hello, sitting there with a calm face, Li felt puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Liu Chengyou told the Queen Mother about Liu Xin.

Knowing the purpose of his visit, Li's phoenix eyebrows condensed slightly, thought for a while, and sighed to Liu Chengyou: "I have heard about the matter of the emperor's uncle. For the morale of the army, the harmony of the court, and the country, we can only avoid personal affairs." Yes, the emperor can decide on his own!"

"Yes!"

On the afternoon of the same day, Liu Chengyou ordered him to dismiss the emperor's uncle Liu Xin from his position as the deputy commander of the Ma Bujun, the bodyguard, and ordered him to go to Xuzhou and leave immediately after the announcement.

(End of this chapter)